よこ
Meanings
Noun
1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
3. side (of a box, etc.)
4. beside; aside; next to
5. unconnected
Kanji used
sideways
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (99 in total)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
① 横を見ること。頭を動かしたり顔を向けずに視線だけで横を見ること。その目つき。② ちらっと見て無視したりかかわらないこと。③ 木目や紙の目などが横に走っていること。そのもの。④ 脇見をすること。⑤ 他に目を移すこと。他に心を移すこと。⑥ 監視すること。その人。⑦ 横目付の略称。
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
Examples (12 in total)
I sat next to the driver.
The side of my tongue hurts.
Tom crouched down beside Mary.
There's a beauty salon next to the station.
The mother laid her baby on the bed.
That person has a mole at the side of his eye.
Whenever I ride the train, no one sits next to me.
I put the bag on or beside the chair.
As the road was wet, the car must have slipped sideways.
The cat likes to sleep beside me.
He stepped aside for her to pass.
The sugar’s over there, next to the flour.